Family BBQ

Often on summer nights we will fire up the grill and have a little family BBQ. My dad grilled up some ribs tonight, and I have to say that they were really good. We had peas and potato chips on the side. I'm hoping that maybe next time I can make some potato salad. The latest issue of Food Network Magazine came the other day, and it has 50 different recipes for potato salad. I hope to try it out soon.

This was actually the first time we had a real BBQ. Normally when we grill we usually have hamburgers or hot dogs. Sometimes we also grill chicken or steaks. We usually don't grill ribs. However, I will say that if you want to have a good BBQ, you have to have a good BBQ sauce. Unfortunately most BBQ sauces contain wheat or something else that I can't have. So I decided to make my own. It actually turned out pretty good.

Ellen's Sweet BBQ Sauce

Ingredients:
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
dash A1 Steak Sauce

Directions:
Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Serve.

To be honest, this is something that I sort of just threw together. I used dark brown sugar because that was what we had. You can use light brown sugar if you want. I'm not sure it will make a big difference.

I hope that we get to have more BBQs later this summer. I'm planning an Asian BBQ for Friday. It's going to be a blast.